Here is our daily look around the NBA — links to stories worth reading and notes to check out (stuff that did not get its own post here at PBT) — done in bullet point form. Because bloggers love bullet points.

This guy makes more money than Lebron, Dwight Howard, Wade, Bosh, D.Rose and as much as Melo.

He is not in the same stratosphere as those impact players. In-fact, I believe he is the most overpaid player in the league at $18 Million !

He is a decent player, ” when he decides he wants to play”, which is not every night or even every other night.

He is on the same level of a Luol Deng, But I would take James Harden ( of OKC ) every day of the week, over Joe Johnson. Joe makes $14 Million, more than Harden. There is something wrong with that.

So, if Joe wants the ball more, maybe the Hawks can trade him (if the Hawks can trick someone to take on that $18 Million contract) and then maybe the Hawks can go out and try to get Harden and a few more talented players, for the overpaid price of Joe Johnson.

Joe makes franchise player money but he is a second or third option, At Best !